NEW YORK —
Sterling will be honored in a pregame ceremony before Saturday’s game in the Bronx against Tampa Bay. From “Bernie goes boom! Bern, baby, Bern!” for Bernie Williams, to “It’s a Jeter jolt!” for Derek to “It’s an A-bomb from A-Rod!” for Alex Rodriguez, “The Giambino!” for Jason Giambi and ”A thrilla from Godzilla!” for Hideki Matsui, Sterling created a personal stamp that resonated through the clubhouse all the way to the bleachers.
But through it all, fans pined to hear him follow final outs with “Thuuuuuuuh Yankees win!” with an elongated “the.” A native New Yorker, Sterling broadcast the NBA’s Washington Bullets and Morgan State football in his early years and gained notoriety for shrieking “Islanders goal! Islanders goal!” while announcing the hockey team’s games from 1975-78 along with those of the NBA’s Nets from 1975-80. Sterling’s first connection with the Yankees was during pregame shows while he worked on a WMCA radio talk show from 1971-78.
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